Fast - Clive's modified Smacks boat Neva showing off her large North Sea Sails mainsail. Credit: Clive Marsh.All Smacks Boats are fitted to the owner's specifications. Clive compares two that he has owned, one fast and one comfortable. In my quest to find the perfect trailer-sailer I’ve owned two Smacks Boats – one was fast, the other more …Continue reading »| Practical Boat Owner
The Invicta 12 under tow with her original gunter rig. Photo: Clive Marsh.Clive Marsh tells the story of how he came across an Invicta 12, the classic dinghy that started his small boat collection, and how it taught him the importance of a tight snotter. There’s only the Invicta 12 to blame for getting me into collecting small boats. New Zealand is one of the …Continue reading »| Practical Boat Owner
Afloat, the Laser 16 "handles like a big boat", ashore she's sufficiently compact to be handled easily, says Wendy FitzpatrickAt last, a proper trailer sailer, says Wendy Fitzpatrick of the Laser 16 cruising dinghy, in a review for the December 1987 issue of Practical Boat Owner At last, a proper trailer sailer, says Wendy Fitzpatrick of the Laser 16 cruising dinghy, in a review for the December 1987 issue of Practical Boat Owner| Practical Boat Owner